The annual salary statistics of food service managers in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food service managers in Auburn-Opelika is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food service managers in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food service managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $47,710 | -0.06% | 6.79% |
| 2018 | $47,740 | -2.87% | - |
| 2017 | $49,110 | -13.44% | - |
| 2016 | $55,710 | 4.77% | - |
| 2015 | $53,050 | 2.22% | - |
| 2014 | $51,870 | 1.48% | - |
| 2013 | $51,100 | 12.97% | - |
| 2012 | $44,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,710 in Auburn-Opelika is in the middle of salary range for food service managers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of food service managers in Auburn-Opelika is 25.4 percent (25.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Tuscaloosa and 11.5 percent (11.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.